Modelling Inspiration with cardboard (Boxboard)

[Constable Bertrand]

Hi guys,

I went to a contemporary art exhibition with Mrs Bertrand last week, and found this Melbourne based artist, Daniel Agdag.

"All the images seen below are made from cardboard ~ boxboard to be precise. They are cut into intricate pieces using a surgical scalpel (blade Nº.11) and assembled intuitively by hand using a plain well known brand of wood glue, without detailed plans or drawings. The process is akin to sketching with cardboard."





       

He ONLY uses cardboard/brown paper (boxboard), PVA(white glue), a scalpel and tweezers. Sometimes a little wire when he needs a stiffer cable. The detail in person is amazing! The engine has internal cooling fins, the landing gear has a full suspension setup.

I spoke to him and he has been doing it for 8 years, learning the material and the craft. He loves noticing all the little details and conduits in on buildings as he walks around the city. It certainly inspired me.

His website is http://publicoffice.com.au/Cardboard_Sculpture_-_Page_One.html

[OSHIROmodels]

Very impressive indeed 

How thick is the card in question?

cheers

James

[Constable Bertrand]

He was using strips about 1-2mm wide to fabricate his own I and T beams. The card itself was about 200 - 300gsm I'd say. He used regular brown paper and tracing paper for the thinner membranes he needed. Such as the 'stephensons rocket' chimney and gramaphone device.

[jthomlin]

As someone who is prone to acquiring every new tool or material, and over-thinks any activity to the point where momentum is generally lost in the planning stage, it's humbling to see what someone real talent and application can do with literally cardboard, glue and a piece of string ...

Astonishing! 

Cheers!
Joe Thomlinson

[Captain Blood]

Astonishing. Brilliant.

[Eric the Shed]

 

[AndrewBeasley]

Thank you posting this!

I struggle with laser cut buildings so will hang my head in shame 

Real talent deserves more notice.

[Johnnytodd]

Truly inspiring!

[pocoloco]

That's true craftmanship! Thanks for the link.

[DoctorPete]

Jumpin' Jeebers!      What great work that is! 

[grant]

Cardariffic! 

[Constable Bertrand]

I Thought it was too good not to share, and was on the money that you'd get a kick out of his work too.

What did you think of his art deco/steampunk buildings!

His scale was smaller than 1/52, yet packed in so much tinny detail. A kick up my backside for getting lazy and too eager to slap on paint.

Cheers
Matt.

[Hammers]

I am truely baffled how he does this. Quite exquisit. I'd love to have one of those on a library shelf.

[Hammers]

Suely he must be using metal wire to?

[Constable Bertrand]

He said not hammers.  He said that the white glue stiffens it all up and is enough to hold and support it all.

But he did comment that because the plane engine was so heavy, that the crane had a little wire in it to help stiffen. But he didn't say that about any of his other works (ie tram above a perilous viaduct) and isn't in the material description of the artwork, which would make me think otherwise.